CLASS OF 1872
Asa M. French, at the age of 73 years, reports from his home at Corpus Christi, Tex., that he hopes to come North this summer to visit his aged sister, whom he has not seen since 1913, and his brother two years his elder. The people came near inducing him to run for county judge at a recent election, but "Asa" did not desire to run, and possibly by his election get tied down to such, a steady job at his time of life. He says that he "fools around" his garden about half an hour every day, and speaks of cauliflowers, beets, carrots, and onions, lettuce and strawberries, and a good crop of figs in June. His letter shows an active mind on political subjects and a cheerful interest in life for a man of his years. He is evidently held in high esteem in his community, and regarded in matters requiring ability, fidelity, and good judgment.
Frederick M. Trask, M.D., writes this April from 697 Highland St., Pasadena, Cal. He was a skillful physician, with a fine practice in Illinois, until impairment of eyesight obliged him to give up his profession a few years ago. His eyesight has improved much, and he is able to write a letter so well that no one would suspect that he "looked dimly" on the page. His general physical condition is very good at the age of 72 years. He and his wife have built a snug and comfortable little bungalow, and have some fruit trees on the place. He spends nearly all the daylight out of doors in lawn work, and this has improved his eyesight considerably, although he has to depend on his wife for reading the papers and books. He likes the climate in California, and appreciates what his classmates have had to suffer during the past winter as a penalty for sticking to this side of the "Rockies."
Robert W. Welch discontinued his work on the New York Times more than a year ago, and a November letter from him, in response to one from classmate Williams, found him in Mentone, France, where "Bob" and his wife were stopping at the Maison Grande Bretagne, while his daughter and her husband were near by at Nice. He had spent the preceding summer at Peira Cava, a small place 5,000 feet above the sea, and intended to remain at Mentone until May of 1923, when quite likely they will summer in the mountains and then return to Mentone. His letter showed that he was delighted with Mentone and its views of the sea, "right slap in front," and the Italian coast all the way to Bordighera, also that he could step from the hotel and at once enter pine woods extending for miles with no end of bewitching walks in the forest.
Secretary, George B. French, Nashua, N. H.
